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Karl Oskar Blase

Form, Internationale Revue 14, 1961

Content includes:
Willy Rotzler:
Olivetti als Beispiel
Kleine Geschichte der Olivetti
Die Architektur
Soziale und kulturelle Institutionen
Menschen im Werk
Produkte und Produktform
Porträt eines Industrial Designers: Marcello Nizzoli
Elektronische Datenverarbeitung
Spazio-Programm
Die Werbung
Stile Olivetti
„,Gute Industrieform”?
Günter Fuchs, Wir Juroren (Hannover-Messe)
Margit Staber, Die gute Form (Baseler Mustermesse)
Notizen
Aus unserer form – Korrespondenz

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Karl Oskar Blase
Karl Oskar Blase was born in 1925 in Cologne, Germany. He was a prolific painter, designer, sculptor and exhibition curator. His work included magazine covers, for publications such as Form and Gebrauchsgraphik, stamp designs for the German Postal Service and film posters for companies such as Atlas Films. Explore related designers including Gunter Rambow and Hans Hillmann. See also German graphic design history, Posters, Stamps.
Form (Internationale Revue)
Form was a long-standing international design magazine which included content on product design, communication design, and exhibition design, amongst other topics related to design.

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Form, Internationale Revue 14, 1961. Designed by Karl Oskar Blase
Form, Internationale Revue 14, 1961. Designed by Karl Oskar Blase
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